Powell's Blog 99 episodes of ECW on the wall, initial industry reaction to Ashley Massaro escort allegations By Jason Powell May 6, 2008 - 12:47 PM CLICK FOR BIO Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Tuesday, MAY 6 - 12:47 P.M. -WWE is celebrating the 100th episode of ECW tonight on Sci-Fi. To commemorate this monumental achievement, I'm going to dedicate this entire blog to reliving some of my favorite memories from WWE's version of Extreme Championship Wrestling. My favorite moment has to be... OK, I'm sure there are just too many to choose from. I mean, who could forget that time when... Wow, I'm having a brain fart here. Oh, I know, remember that one episode where... It's all coming back to me now. I enjoyed portions of Big Show's reign as ECW Champion. Rob Van Dam and Hardcore Holly surprised me with a good match once. Test shocked the world by joining ECW and... Wait, no he didn't. Oh, that's right, ECW is all about the younger wrestlers. This is their chance to step into the spotlight and make names for themselves. It's a launching pad for the stars of tomorrow. Just look at what it's done for the careers of young up and comers like Kane and Chavo Guerrero. Wait... I almost forgot. C.M. Punk held the ECW Title once. Just think about where Punk would be if it wasn't for his big ECW victories over guys like Chavo and Elijah Burke. If it wasn't for ECW, he'd probably still be bouncing between brands, winning mid-card matches, and losing to the top guys. Just remember that the next time someone tells you that the first 99 episodes of ECW were meaningless. -I guess those ECW memories didn't take up as much space as I thought they would. I haven't been to any Twins games since last week (by the way, it's no coincidence that they are undefeated since I went to the game). I haven't bought any magazines since Saturday. So now what the hell am I going to do to fill space? When in doubt, turn to a sex scandal. Everyone loves a good sex scandal. -Does anyone else find it odd that a publicly traded company that is marketing to children via on-air programming and the films division currently employs an accused racist, an alleged high-paid escort, and a guy who may or may not have left a shoebox filled with syringes and drugs behind in a house? I'm sure this stuff happens at Disney all the time, though. It may surprise you to learn that the overwhelming majority of industry sources I've spoken with do not believe that Ashley Massaro should be fired if the Rolling Stone allegations are truthful. I'll talk more about that in the Prowrestling.net Podcast later today. -Rich Twilling and I will be serving up a double dose of "Live Coverage" of tonight's 100th episode of ECW on Sci-Fi. I'm curious to see if they even acknowledge the fact that Mike Adamle and Tazz walked off the set last week. I assume they will, but you never know since it wasn't even brought up last night on Raw. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY Powell's Blog Latest Twelve Articles The ultimate WWE DVD series, the best wrestling show on television, old school promos More thoughts on Batista squashing C.M. Punk in a dark match, at least one person was worried about John Cena Random thoughts on Braden Walker's debut, Armando Estrada, Tony Atlas, Tommy Dreamer, Colin Delaney, and Colt Cabana Various thoughts on TNA releasing Jim Mitchell, William Regal's suspension coming to an end, TNA Mobile When Kane went crazy, he must have been referring to... C.M. Punk, ROH cashing in on Punk and Samoa Joe's success, Brock Lesnar, TNA website, WWE 24/7, Brett Favre